TopGun Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 If Lallana and Shaw are sold for £47m what would be the best way to reinvest? Katherina may of course not want to spend all of that money anyway also. I would be loathe to spend what is available on established "superstars" like Osvaldo and hope that Saints look for players that can be developed instead. Plus put more money into coaching and infrastructure to develop more young players.
dubai_phil Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 Maybe we could buy another football club somewhere and send our kids out. Or use it to open Academies in many foreign countries to extend our machine to find even more new talent for the future. Nah we'll just use it to buy Danny Ings & Jordan Rhodes
Pastor Patrón Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 A superstar is exactly what we'd want to make us look less like no-mark c#nts after selling our top players. I'd bring in Lukaku, Villa and Vela.
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 Get Boruc to organise the mother of all parties.
stevy777_x Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 Get Boruc to organise the mother of all parties. I'll bring the vodka
dubai_phil Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 I'll bring the vodka If it ain't Krupnik I ain't coming
Mattio Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 Let them keep it and have two world class English youngesters.
Rasiak-9- Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 Danny Ings & Jordan Rhodes Ings would be a gamble after only one good season. Rhodes I'd be very disappointed with. The guys had every Premiership club under the sun looking at him for a long time now and literally not one of them has taken a chance on him and there is bound to be a very decent reason for that. I think we should go all out for Benteke and sign a young centre-forward that can realistically replace Lambert in the long term as well as play alongside Rodriguez and give us the option of a 4-4-2. We also need a replacement left-back and pacey left-winger. Could do worse than Routledge I suppose, as for the left-back I'm not sure. Possibly even need to buy a second striker in addition to Benteke (or Lukaku, if he is at all possible)
Dellman Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 If we only get £47m for those two it's bad business, lallana alone should fetch £50m at today's prices
Bobbyboy Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 Compared to the prize money from the PL and TV revenue etc this isn't as much as we're getting for finishing 8th. What was that, like 80-odd million? Is it just me or is there about to be some serious, crazy, heavy inflation in the prices of Prem footballers? And can we hold on to Shaw and Lallana until the bubble truly is afloat?
Badger Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 Subsidise and improve beer in the concourses. Better catering. Radio station.
VectisSaint Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 We will probably waist it on two and a half Osvaldo'sBu Buy some English lessons for our supporters I think some people need to understand what the word "bid" means and also understand that in all likelihood no-one has even made a bid as yet for anyone. After Sunday's game I tend to think Shaw may be off and Adz is not. But would be surprised if Shaw goes to Manure after the treatment he (deservedly) dished out to the little **** Janusez (sp). Can't see them being the best of team mates.
Legod Second Coming Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 £47m? What the f... Suarez is worth twice Lallana?? Don't think so. Shaw - £35m. Lallana £40m. And not a penny less.
positivepete Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 Ings would be a gamble after only one good season. Rhodes I'd be very disappointed with. The guys had every Premiership club under the sun looking at him for a long time now and literally not one of them has taken a chance on him and there is bound to be a very decent reason for that. I think we should go all out for Benteke and sign a young centre-forward that can realistically replace Lambert in the long term as well as play alongside Rodriguez and give us the option of a 4-4-2. We also need a replacement left-back and pacey left-winger. Could do worse than Routledge I suppose, as for the left-back I'm not sure. Possibly even need to buy a second striker in addition to Benteke (or Lukaku, if he is at all possible) 442 and pacey left winger? I take it you haven't seen Saints play for the last season and a half. Only chance of that happening is if big fat Sam takes over as manager.
lickierambert Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 Plus the money from Ramirez and Osvaldo, I think we're looking at about 70 mill. If we keep Pochettino, I think we could go places with that
Legod Second Coming Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 Plus the money from Ramirez and Osvaldo, I think we're looking at about 70 mill. If we keep Pochettino, I think we could go places with that I'm thinking Vegas?
Smirking_Saint Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 Maybe we could buy another football club somewhere and send our kids out. Or use it to open Academies in many foreign countries to extend our machine to find even more new talent for the future. Nah we'll just use it to buy Danny Ings & Jordan Rhodes Ings is going to Everton and Rhodes is pretty uningspiring. Let alone the fact that neither are that good at LB or AM
Saint Billy Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 Ings would be a gamble after only one good season. Rhodes I'd be very disappointed with. The guys had every Premiership club under the sun looking at him for a long time now and literally not one of them has taken a chance on him and there is bound to be a very decent reason for that. I think we should go all out for Benteke and sign a young centre-forward that can realistically replace Lambert in the long term as well as play alongside Rodriguez and give us the option of a 4-4-2. We also need a replacement left-back and pacey left-winger. Could do worse than Routledge I suppose, as for the left-back I'm not sure. Possibly even need to buy a second striker in addition to Benteke (or Lukaku, if he is at all possible) Benteke and Lukaku would not want to come to saints for these reasons, wages, not a big enough club in their eyes, not a step up from their present clubs, too much competition from bigger clubs to sign them.
IOWSaintDaz Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 Depends on who gets to spend it, Spurs blew £100 mil they got for Gareth Bale on lots of unproven players with so called big reputations and egos who turned out to be awful in the Premiership, so we really need proven players which will cost more and not more mediocre euro dross. Just hope if we do sell Adam or Luke we negotiate a good sell on clause unlike the Gareth Bale deal debacle where we were suckered into getting Forcast in part exchange due to the financial trouble we were in at the time and waving pittance of a sell on cause that was there anyway.
Smirking_Saint Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 Benteke is far more realistic then Lukaku and IMHO a better player
kpturner Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 Most of it will be used to plug the hole in our finances I expect
SaintRobbie Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 What would we be able to do with 47m? Not be able to buy two players as good as Shaw and Lallana who are settled and have such wonderful potential. Sell players? No. Sell the Club to someone who wants to invest and kick onwards. This is when we need Cortese's ambition.
redder freak Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 More astute spending than Spurs please. Onwards and upwards!
redder freak Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 What would we be able to do with 47m? Not be able to buy two players as good as Shaw and Lallana who are settled and have such wonderful potential. Sell players? No. Sell the Club to someone who wants to invest and kick onwards. This is when we need Cortese's ambition. If £47m isn't enough to replace them then it's not enough.
WATERSIDEIFASAINT Posted 12 May, 2014 Posted 12 May, 2014 If we plug a hole in our finances and do not reinvest the majority of the money on 5-6 signings to seriously strengthen our already weak squad we will be in big big trouble next season if Lovren and Morgan have also cleared off as some are predicting. There would also be a poisonous atmosphere at St Marys next season which would see the end of the Liebheers as a significant amount of Saints fans would be fuming with the asset stripping and demonstrating against the board. After what the board and Les Reed have been saying hopefully its the media and Cortese causing the majority of these rumours and whilst a couple of players might be allowed to leave we will not allow the 6 or 7 that the media are harping on about to destabilise this club which they seem to want. I expect us to still have a competitive team next season that has every chance of finishing in the top 10 again. 2 or 3 players may be allowed to leave but should be replaced aswell as bringing in 2 strikers, goalkeeper and central defender to mprove the rest of our squad
Batman Posted 13 May, 2014 Posted 13 May, 2014 Let's say they go for £40m between them add the rumoured £30m transfer kitty. You would think that MP would have at least £60m to spend Surely he can buy 5 players with that?
Wade Garrett Posted 13 May, 2014 Posted 13 May, 2014 Let's say they go for £40m between them add the rumoured £30m transfer kitty. You would think that MP would have at least £60m to spend Surely he can buy 5 players with that? Spurs bought loads of players with the Bale money and were a poorer side for it. Evolution, not revolution. Lallana will go, but Shaw will stay.
Batman Posted 13 May, 2014 Posted 13 May, 2014 Spurs bought loads of players with the Bale money and were a poorer side for it. Evolution, not revolution. Lallana will go, but Shaw will stay. And Everton invested well when they sell their players Just using spurs as an example does not mean it happens every time
CB Saint Posted 13 May, 2014 Posted 13 May, 2014 £47m? What the f... Suarez is worth twice Lallana?? Don't think so. Shaw - £35m. Lallana £40m. And not a penny less. Doesnt work like that. Suarez might only be say 10%better than AL but that 10% make all the difference at the highest level and why teams will paY another £20m for it as to what to do with all the wedge, how about using £5m to reduce all our season tickets by 50% this year.
Saint Fan CaM Posted 13 May, 2014 Posted 13 May, 2014 Tell them to keep the money. Pandoras box springs to mind, but I don't think money of any consequence will be spent as the loss on Osvaldo will need to be accountrd for.
John Boy Saint Posted 13 May, 2014 Posted 13 May, 2014 Just make sure we don't buy anymore rubbish from the Macaroni league...................... Hmmmmm with all these conspiracy theories, I wonder if someone got a kick back to supplement his meagre £2m salary?!! (light blue touch paper and retire to a safe distance)
Smirking_Saint Posted 13 May, 2014 Posted 13 May, 2014 Let's say they go for £40m between them add the rumoured £30m transfer kitty. You would think that MP would have at least £60m to spend Surely he can buy 5 players with that? Ever thought that the 'apparant' 35m transfer kitty was net inclusive of any transfer income from these sales ?
once_bitterne Posted 13 May, 2014 Posted 13 May, 2014 Into Kat's purse I would imagine. How much does she need? I mean her net worth is over 4 times that of Liverpool owner John Henry and yet their fans don't seem to be given the same austerity speech.
the saint in winchester Posted 13 May, 2014 Posted 13 May, 2014 Most of it will be used to plug the hole in our finances I expect THIS. You are all planning how to spend it but in reality little will be available.
jjsaint Posted 13 May, 2014 Posted 13 May, 2014 £15m for Carroll, £20m for Ferdinand and £12m for Charlie Adam. Wages will come from - well, somewhere. That will secure our long term future in the Prem as well as our financial stability
Cestrian Saint Posted 13 May, 2014 Posted 13 May, 2014 Our track record with expensive purchases isn't great. We'll waste the money that comes in and end up in a relegation battle.
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 13 May, 2014 Posted 13 May, 2014 What hole in finances? Source? I looked through last year's accounts and it's pretty good. Normal transfer fee debts that any club would have, other than a badly run one that decides to pay 100% up front. Not enough commercial income but they're working on that and keeping transfer fees doesn't improve that. So again, source? Yup
Rasiak-9- Posted 13 May, 2014 Posted 13 May, 2014 442 and pacey left winger? I take it you haven't seen Saints play for the last season and a half. Only chance of that happening is if big fat Sam takes over as manager. It doesn't occur to you that that might be down to the lack of players to fulfill that option? Cork and Morgan have been too lightweight to play as a midfield pair and Wanyama/Morgan is too defensive. Plus Lallana needs to receive the ball high up the pitch and we ideally don't want to restrict him by playing in a 4-4-2 where he'll likely have to spend more energy tracking back. Add to that our chronic lack of strikers and we haven't had the chance to play a 4-4-2. Not properly at least. If Lambert ends up being dropped in addition to Lallana and Shaw leaving (not to mention having a new manager) we're likely to be playing a considerably different style next season and having a degree of flexibility in our formation would be very useful.
Golac's Cunning Stunts Posted 13 May, 2014 Posted 13 May, 2014 Say Shaw, Lallana, Lovren, Schneiderlin, Wanyama, Osvaldo and Rodriguez all leave. We'll call this 'worst case scenario'. We have no debts, all the TV money, 8th place money and about £150m in transfer fees. Fans are unhappy and say we're doomed. BUT, on the other hand, if you're just been promoted with the remaining players, would you be confident of staying up? Especially if you have plenty of money to spend? Boruc Chambers Fonte Yoshida Clyne Davis Cork JWP Ramirez Reed Lambert It's not that awful, add a couple of forwards, midfielder and a good CB and I think we'd stay up. I'm not convinced our worst case it that bad. If we stay behind the manager (whoever it is) and cheer on the team then we'll remain in the top league and that's the main thing. In these days of TV money the way to grow as a club is to stay up there and keep investing, build up the club, keep the academy amongst the best. 10-20 years of top flight and we'll be a very wealthy club. That team would be relegation fodder. God forbid.
Rasiak-9- Posted 13 May, 2014 Posted 13 May, 2014 Benteke and Lukaku would not want to come to saints for these reasons, wages, not a big enough club in their eyes, not a step up from their present clubs, too much competition from bigger clubs to sign them. Benteke is far more realistic then Lukaku and IMHO a better player Aston Villa, since Benteke has played for them, coinciding with our presence in the Premiership, have finished 15th in both their seasons. Below our (improving) finishes of 14th and 8th both times. We aren't as big a club as Villa but if we get the right manager in we could well get hold of Benteke with a solid bid, especially with the right manager.
Rasiak-9- Posted 13 May, 2014 Posted 13 May, 2014 Say Shaw, Lallana, Lovren, Schneiderlin, Wanyama, Osvaldo and Rodriguez all leave. We'll call this 'worst case scenario'. We have no debts, all the TV money, 8th place money and about £150m in transfer fees. Fans are unhappy and say we're doomed. BUT, on the other hand, if you're just been promoted with the remaining players, would you be confident of staying up? Especially if you have plenty of money to spend? Boruc Chambers Fonte Yoshida Clyne Davis Cork JWP Ramirez Reed Lambert It's not that awful, add a couple of forwards, midfielder and a good CB and I think we'd stay up. I'm not convinced our worst case it that bad. If we stay behind the manager (whoever it is) and cheer on the team then we'll remain in the top league and that's the main thing. In these days of TV money the way to grow as a club is to stay up there and keep investing, build up the club, keep the academy amongst the best. 10-20 years of top flight and we'll be a very wealthy club. That team would be relegation fodder. God forbid. Mmm. If that is the 'worst case scenario' then the worst case scenario is, I'm afraid, pretty bad. Boruc, Clyne, Fonte and Davis are the only players I'd be confident in being able to perform well with enough regularity to keep our heads above water. Having said that, if we've got a solid transfer budget to add to that squad then I reckon we'll just about live.
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